Fossil Fuel and Industrial Emissions in the Land-Sector Physical GHG Inventory
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Physical GHG emissions from fossil fuel and industrial sources reported as an accounting category in the land-sector physical GHG inventory.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Single value
- Unit
- Structured table — see field-level units
- Reporting basis
- reporting period
- Aggregation
- reported total for the applicable fossil fuel and industrial emissions accounting category
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- GHG emissions
- Controlled domain
- Climate and greenhouse gases
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
physical GHG inventory boundary represented for land-sector activities in Figure 4.1
Verified source occurrences
Framework coverage
This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.
- Measurement AuthoritySource evidence
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- PDF page 18, Figure 4.1
- Measurement Authority5dc29b9ced10b85cc34e
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- PDF page 18, Figure 4.1
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- Structured table — see field-level units
- Reporting basis
- reporting period
Unit meaning: Each field uses its source-defined unit and retains the applicable scope, category, land-sector method and boundary.
Table fields and units
- inventory scope
- Scope 3 category, where applicable
- GHG or gas basis
- land-use category, where applicable
- fossil fuel and industrial emissions quantity
Published dimensions
- scope
- Scope 3 category
- gas
- land-use category
- spatial boundary
- traceability level
- uncertainty
Calculation method
Formula information
- Status
- Specified
- Formula type
- Other
Formula
E_FFI = reported fossil fuel and industrial emissions for the applicable land-sector physical GHG inventory category.Apply the source-defined Land Sector and Removals method only within the disclosed boundary and with compatible inputs. Figure 4.1 identifies fossil fuel and industrial emissions as a required physical GHG inventory accounting category and directs users to Chapter 10 for accounting guidance. It supports publication as a category-level inventory result. The land-sector boundary is preserved separately from the technological CO2 removal value-chain category.
Variables
| Symbol | Variable | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
E_FFI | Fossil fuel and industrial emissions | Physical GHG emissions classified in the fossil fuel and industrial emissions category within the applicable land-sector inventory boundary. | Dimensionless |
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.
Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 27 August 2026
Land Sector and Removals Standard
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
- Locator
- PDF page 18, Figure 4.1
Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Fossil Fuel and Industrial Emissions in the Land-Sector Physical GHG Inventory”.
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Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: Land Sector and Removals Standard, Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027.
- Disclose the accounting approach for this category in accordance with Chapter 10 guidance.
- Identify the applicable inventory scope, gas basis, and land-sector activity boundary used for the reported category.
Record-specific limitations
- This metric is a physical GHG inventory emissions category and must not be netted against land-management removals, technological removals, stored carbon, avoided emissions, GHG credits, or GHG-credit-adjusted values.
- It is distinct from land-use-change emissions, land-management net biogenic CO2, land-management production emissions, and biogenic-product emissions.
- The source identifies the category within the physical GHG inventory and refers to Chapter 10 for accounting guidance; it does not establish a general forestry metric.
Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.
Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.